In a landmark move, Tyler became the first black photographer in history to shoot a cover for US Vogue. According to BoF, when he got the call, he thought it was a prank, but as you can see from the final images, he was the perfect choice to shoot Queen Bey.

For the story that accompanied the shoot, Beyoncé worked with writer Clover Hope on an "as told to" piece. Because, as Anna herself said, "Who is better to write about Beyoncé than Beyoncé?"